List_of_fictional_detectives_for_younger_readers Knowpia

This list consists of fictional investigators written specifically for younger readers:

Detective	Creator	Debut
Basil of Baker Street	Eve Titus	Basil of Baker Street (1958)
Trixie Belden	Julie Campbell	The Secret of the Mansion (1948)
Brains Benton	Charles Spain Verral	The Case of the Missing Message (1959)
Bill Bergson	Astrid Lindgren	Bill Bergson, Master Detective (1946/1952)
Connie Blair	Betsy Allen	The Clue in Blue (1948)
Judy Bolton	Margaret Sutton	The Vanishing Shadow (1932)
Theodore Boone	John Grisham	Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010)
Encyclopedia Brown	Donald J. Sobol	Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963)
Ottoline Brown	Chris Riddell	Ottoline and the Yellow Cat (2007)
Grace Cavendish	Grace Cavendish	Lady Grace Mysteries: Assassin (2004)
Minerva Clark	Karen Karbo	Minerva Clark Gets a Clue (2005)
KC Corcoran	Ron Roy	Who Cloned the President? (2001)
Louise and Jean Dana	Harriet Adams	By the Light of the Study Lamp (1934)
Tim and Nick Diamond	Anthony Horowitz	The Falcon's Malteser (1986)
Nancy Drew	Carolyn Keene	The Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
Dink Duncan	Ron Roy	The Absent Author (1997)
Meg Duncan	Holly Beth Walker	Meg and the Disappearing Diamonds (1982)
The Famous Five	Enid Blyton	Five on a Treasure Island (1942)
The Five Find-Outers	Enid Blyton	The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage (1943)
Flavia Gemina	Caroline Lawrence	The Thieves of Ostia (2001)
Sisters Grimm	Michael Buckley	The Fairy-Tale Detectives (2005)
Luke Harding	Malcolm Rose	Framed! (2005)
Frank and Joe Hardy	Franklin W. Dixon	The Tower Treasure (1927)
Sam Hawkins, Pirate Detective	Ian Billings	The Case of the Cut Glass Cutlass (2003)
Enola Holmes	Nancy Springer	The Case of the Missing Marquess (2006)
The Boy Sherlock Holmes	Shane Peacock	Eye of the Crow (2007)
Young Sherlock Holmes	Andrew Lane	Death Cloud (2010)
Ken Holt	Bruce Campbell	The Secret of Skeleton Island (1949)
Cam Jansen	David A. Adler	The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds (1980)
Jerry and Maya	Martin Widmark	The Diamond Mystery (Swedish 2002; English 2014)
Jigsaw Jones	James Preller	The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster (1998)
Gilda Joyce	Jennifer Allison	Gilda Joyce: Psychic Investigator (2005)
Sammy Keyes	Wendelin Van Draanen	Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief (1998)
Ace Lacewing	David Biedrzycki	Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective (2004)
Brandon Lake	Justin Richards	The Paranormal Puppet Show (2003)
Matthew Livingston	Marco Conelli	Matthew Livingston and the Prison of Souls (2007)
Jack McGurk	E. W. Hildick	Dolls in Danger (1974)
Fletcher Moon	Eoin Colfer	Half Moon Investigations (2006)
Nate the Great	Marjorie W. Sharmat	Nate the Great (1972)
Quest ("Q") and Angela	Roland Smith	Independence Hall (2008)
Penny Parker	Mildred A. Wirt	Tale of the Witch Doll (1939)
Agaton Sax	Nils-Olof Franzén	Agaton Sax and the Diamond Thieves (1965)
The Secret Seven	Enid Blyton	The Secret Seven (1948)
Mandie Shaw	Lois Gladys Leppard	Mandie and the Secret Tunnel (1983)
Holly Short	Eoin Colfer	Artemis Fowl (2001)
Saxby Smart	Simon Cheshire	The Curse of the Ancient Mask (2007)
Steve and Sim	August Derleth	The Moon Tenders (1958)
Tam Sventon	Åke Holmberg	Tam Sventon, Private Detective (1948/trans. 1965)
Thomson and Thompson (or: Dupond et Dupont)	Hergé	Cigars of the Pharaoh (1932)
The Three Investigators	Robert Arthur	The Secret of Terror Castle (1964)
Kay Tracey	Frances K. Judd	The Secret of the Red Scarf (1934)
Harriet M. Welsch	Louise Fitzhugh	Harriet the Spy (1964)
Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells	Robin Stevens	Murder Most Unladylike (2014)

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